
          And. [Answered]


 Cambridge, Tuesday Evening 15th Nov. [November]


 My Dear friend


 I expected an opportunity, about this 
 time to send a parcel to you by a private hand, 
 and should have written to the girls &c. But being disappointed 
 in that, I will condense my memoranda into a letter and 
 send by mail. I have at last sent the Coldeniana to Silliman, 
 condensed as much as possible, as his pages are crowded for 
 the next no. [number]. How many copies will Mr. Colden wish? I am so late
 that I fear it will not make the leading article. 


 I have sat down at Flora at last, and am deep in Senecio.
 But I shall be interrupted tomorrow (when I have to go to Boston)
 and a good part of the next day. My plants from Western N.Y. [New York]
 arrived in fine condition (all but Bidens Beckii); the Scolopendrium
 all fresh and fine. I have not heard from Knieskern. 
 Will you ask him to write to me as he is P.M. and it costs 
 nothing. 


 Tomorrow I hope to find in Boston a parcel from 
 W. & P. [Wiley & Putnam] containing the plants I wrote about in my last, and 
 also several nos. [numbers] of Linnaea, which I left lying in 
 your room at the College, if happened to notice them; 
 together with the Endlicher, suppl. [supplement] from  from W. & P. [Wiley & Putnam]. 
 If this Linnaea's were not noticed please send them in
 your next, and with them, will you be kind enough to
 select from the plants of Herb. Ell. [Herbarium Elliott] (on a shelf) & 
 send me, his Senecioneae, Thistles, & Cichoraceae.
 They are all together. 


 How is Med. [Medical] College this session? 


 Pamphlin says he has a great store of Opusculi
 Botanici, from the library of Guillemin & others, and 
 that he should advertise as many as he could on 
 the cover of the Annals & Mag. [Magazine] of Nat. [Natural] History. I have 
 not seen the late no's [numbers] of this, but hope to do so to-morrow.
 You can find them at Mercantile Library; and, if there
 be anything you wish I can get them for you. 


 I want to pay some small bills at the Tailor's, Mr. Carmer's 
 &c., in which perhaps you can aid me in the course 
 of this month, and I can drum up enough against you. 
        